H.E.R.R. - 'Fire And Glass: A Norwood Tragedy'



CSR74EP (September 2007)
MCD in jewelcase with booklet (DELETED)
Barcode: 823566043621

This brilliant four-track EP from the Anglo-Dutch masters of Neoclassical music relates to the incredible story of the Crystal Palace, an architectural jewel in the heart of Victorian London and itself a tragic metaphor for the rise and fall of the British Empire.

A wonderful score begins the tale with a beautiful description of the Palace in all its majestic glory, before moving on to a dramatic account which deals with its cataclysmic destruction in 1936 and, finally, a very moving and personal epilogue which elaborates upon the heartfelt sadness he feels for Upper Norwood’s contemporary decline. Welcome to the Pleasuredome!

Track listing:

1. Sparks Of The Imaginative Mind (4:31)
2. Drowning In Showers Of Melting Glass (5:50)
3. Memoirs Of Light (3:09)
4. Embers (5:25)